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HANSARDCoronavirusRemarkable consultants, doctors, nurses, support staff and domestic workers at Princess Alexandra Hospital in my constituency of Harlow have saved and nursed back to health more…17 Jun 2020HANSARD UK-EU NegotiationsI am glad that you are able to hear me, Madam Deputy Speaker. Given that leaving the EU means that we can control our VAT rates and cut VAT, what progress has been made in taking…16 Jun 2020HANSARDPublic OrderThe Scout movement across the country and in Harlow has transformed the lives of thousands of children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds; I have seen that in my…15 Jun 2020HANSARD Education Settings: Wider OpeningWhy can we turn a blind eye to thousands of demonstrators and campaign for pubs and garden centres to open, yet it is so hard to reopen our schools? We know that about 700,000…09 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: School ReopeningI strongly welcome the approach that the Secretary of State is taking in getting children back to school in a phased way. I understand that schools will not officially be open in…13 May 2020HANSARDVulnerable ChildrenWhat recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on support for vulnerable children during the covid-19 outbreak.11 May 2020HANSARDVulnerable ChildrenGiven that we know that nearly 90% of vulnerable children are not at school or learning and that there are new frontiers of vulnerabilities in children suffering from possible…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyClose to 90% of vulnerable children are not in education. Will my right hon. Friend support a catch-up premium, alongside a national education volunteer force of graduates,…11 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Vulnerable ChildrenFirst, will my right hon. Friend thank the teachers and support staff of Harlow, who have been doing everything possible to teach children of critical workers and vulnerable…05 May 2020HANSARDNew Hospital ProjectsI am hugely grateful to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for granting Harlow the capital funding for a brand new hospital. Does the Minister agree that our new hospital…10 Mar 2020HANSARDNew Hospital Projects4. What progress he has made on new hospital projects.10 Mar 2020HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Financial Assistance14. If she will hold discussions with her Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that people with disabilities receive financial assistance in addition to welfare payments for costs…09 Mar 2020HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: Financial AssistanceWhat assistance are the Government giving to apprentices with disabilities to help them with their travel costs or any other costs they may incur, and what are the Government…09 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusWill my right hon. Friend thank the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow for dealing with a case and for all the work it does? May I bring him back to the issue of workers? In…03 Mar 2020HANSARDMinisterial CodeIs it not the case that this all started with briefings from unknown sources against the Home Secretary, not the other way around? My constituents want fair immigration and…02 Mar 2020HANSARDSchool ExclusionsWhether or not the numbers have decreased since the last Government were in office, we still have around 40 children excluded from our schools every day, at a cost of some…02 Mar 2020HANSARDSyria: Security SituationFollowing on from the question by my right hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) about Hezbollah, may I ask my right hon. Friend—I congratulate him on…24 Feb 2020HANSARDPoints-based Immigration SystemI warmly welcome what my right hon. Friend is doing. Is it not the case that countries that have points-based systems have much stronger output and productivity per worker? Is it…24 Feb 2020HANSARD Office Block Conversions: EssexI beg to move, That this House has considered permitted development rights for office block conversions in Essex. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Graham. I…13 Feb 2020HANSARD Office Block Conversions: EssexI thank the Labour Members present, the hon. Members for Luton South (Rachel Hopkins) and for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones). There is a lot of unity on this issue across all…13 Feb 2020